The independent Uzbekistan geografical position of the republic of uzbekistan

The independent Uzbekistan

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  GEOGRAFICAL POSITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.
  
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  ECONOMY OF UZBEKISTAN.
  
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  POPULATION OF UZBEKISTAN
  
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  ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.
  

Uzbekistan is my native land. It is situated between two great rivers, the Amudarya and Syrdarya . The territory of Uzbekistan stretches 1425 km from the West to the East, and 930 from the North to the South. The territory of Uzbekistan is larger than some European countries, such as Austria. Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland taken together. In the North- East Uzbekistan borders on Kazakhstan, in the East and South- East- on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, in the west- on Turkmenistan and in the South- on Afghanistan. Uzbekistan is a sunny republic. The climate of Uzbekistan is continental. The coldest month in Uzbekistan is January, and the hottest summer month is July. Beginning from July till September there are no rains. The territory of the Republic consists of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 12 regions (violates) and the city of Tashkent. Besides, the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the regions include many tow us, districts (tumans) settlements and etc. In 1991 the independence of Uzbekistan was proclaimed. Being a sovereign republic, Uzbekistan has its own Constitution, state flag and emblem. Uzbekistan is a multinational republic. At present, representatives of over 100 nationalities live here. At the beginning of 2000 the population of Uzbekistan is equal to 24, 5 million people. The Independent Republic of Uzbekistan pays much attention to the population problems, particularly to motherhood and childcare protection, to moral and spiritual upbringing of the growing generation. The evidence of it is establishment of the official order “Sog`lom avlod uchun” (“For healthy gene- ration”) and the creation of the International Nongovernmental Charity Fund with the same title “Sog`lom avlod uchun”. Uzbekistan has the biggest economic potential among the other Central Asian republics and Kazakhstan. Various branches of industry have been established and are successfully developing in the economy of the Republic. An important place in the economy of the Republic belongs to agricultural branches, first of all, to cotton- growing branch. Nature and climate and traditional skills of the population also promote the development of such branches as silk worm breeding, live- stock farming, grape, fruit and melon production. The rights of Uzbekistan are wide now. The Uzbek languages are the state one of the republic. Its role will be increasing in the near future. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent, an old and beautiful city.

GEOGRAFICAL POSITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.
The republic of Uzbekistan is one of the cradles of civilization. Located in the heart of the ancient Silk Route, it is an unique bridge connecting the great civilization of the East and West. Geographical position. Uzbekistan is located on the Asian continent in the basin of the great Amudarya and Sirdarya rivers. The territory of Uzbekistan stretches 1425 km from the West to the East, and 930 km from the North to the South. The territory of Uzbekistan is larger than some European countries, such as Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland taken together. In the North-East Uzbekistan Borders on Kazakhstan, in the East and South-East-on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, in the West-on Turkmenistan and in the South – on Afghanistan. Climate. Uzbekistan is a sunny republic. The climate of Uzbekistan is sharp continental. The coldest month in Uzbekistan is January. The hottest summer month is July. Beginning from July till September there are no rains. The most part of water comes from the mountainous part of the Republic. The Amudarya and Sirdarya play an important role in Uzbekistan and Central Asia as these rivers provide main sources of water. Ecology. One can single out the following unfavorable natural factors influencing the appearance and aggravation of ecologic problems in Uzbekistan: - high meteorological potential of the environment pollution; - limited water resources and comparatively high level of their background pollution; - liability of lands to Stalinization and erosion; - poorness of wood resources. The Aral Sea is considered to be the zone of ecological catastrophe. Today the strategic part of the solution of the Aral problem is aimed at returning to the natural course of events – restoration of natural or close to natural conditions in the Aral zone. For this purpose it is necessary top improve water supply of the Aral area and to use wide – scale production of desalinating equipment. The laws constituting legal, economic and organizational bases of preserving natural conditions of environment, rational use of natural resources are already acting in the Republic. Resources, minerals. Nature has endowed Uzbekistan with various mineral raw resources, which are required for economic and social development of our Republic. Uzbekistan makes 31 per cent of oil, 40 per cent of natural gas and 55 per cent of coal concerning to Central Asia. The stock of copper, silver, gold, zinc, tungsten, natural gas and some other resources make Uzbekistan one of the world leaders. The most important deposit of Uzbekistan in the Angren deposit of brown coal. Underground deposits are the great wealth of nature. Only their rational and efficient use will open the way to real economic independence. More than 30 deposits of gold have been discovered in Uzbekistan. The Republic holds the second place among the CIS countries, 7-8 place in the world in gold production and fifth place in per capita gold production. The total reserves of the discovered deposits already exceed 4,000 tons. And Uzbek gold in its quality corresponds to the highest world standards. Every year 80,000 tons of copper are produced. There are great deposits of uranium. More than 140 deposits of oil, 30 deposits of precious metals, 420 building materials have already been discovered. According to the data of western experts the total potential of natural reserves in Uzbekistan is 1,500-2,000 billion US$. Thus Uzbekistan today is one of the most promising states in Asia as far as capital infesting is concerned.
ECONOMY OF UZBEKISTAN.
Uzbekistan’s economy is based on intensive agricultural production. Cotton production is 4 million tones per year, textile manufacture, silk production and leather goods are also important. Wheat, potatoes and rice are widely grown. There are some agriculture and textile machinery plants and several chemical combines. Uzbekistan possesses extensive mineral deposits too. Copper, uraniuon, oil, gold and many other metals are extracted. In 1998 oil run put was 8.0 millions of tones and gas production was 55 billion cubic meters. Foreign direct investment exceeds US $ 9 billion. Uzbekistan maintains economical and cultural relations with the USA, Japan, Great Britain, and France, Germany and Turkey and many other countries. In the latest years there are built plants of machinery in Asaka “Damas”with KPDR, “Tico”, and “Mercedes- Benz” with the German Democratic Republic. Uzbekistan exports cotton, machines and other goods to these countries
POPULATION OF UZBEKISTAN
According to the census of the population more than 100 nationalities live in Uzbekistan. Among them 85% are Uzbeks, 9% - Russians, 3% - Tajiks, 2%- Kazakhs, 1% - Tatars. 61% of the population live in the country and it is interesting to note that the part of the villagers has somewhat increased of late. The density of population is 47,4 people per km. The Republic is a region with high level of labors resource supply. People able to work take up 98-98,5% of the total population. Uzbekistan has 40% of all labour resources of Middle Asia. According to the estimation of age structure of the population able to work will consist primarily of people of 30-49 years of age by the beginning of the XXI century and they are very labour active. The characteristic feature of the labour potential is its high educational level. Each 4-th person busy in economy has either higher education or secondary specialized one. In the ethnic structure of the youth the average age of the population is 23, 9 years. About half of the population is people of about 19. And the labour force in Uzbekistan is comparatively cheap
STATE SYSTEM The Republic of Uzbekistan today is a developing country with modern industry, historical, cultural and scientific centers, up-to-date urban system, full-fledged member of the most authoritative world, organization UNO. Its independence has been recognized by 160 states. State organization- temporal democratic Republic. Administrative - territorial division - regional district. State language is Uzbek. Capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. The head of state is the President who at the same time is Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers. Highest state legislative body is Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Cabinet of Ministers is formed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and approved by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic. The representative and executive power on the corresponding territory is headed by the Khokim of the region, district and town. The Republic has her own financial and monetary – credit system. The state of Uzbekistan includes the Republican budget, the budget of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local budget. The banking system of the Republic of Uzbekistan is headed by the Central Bank of the Republic. The unconditional leadership of the Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan is recognized. The state, its bodies, official, public organizations, citizens act in conformity with the Constitution and Laws. The Republic of Uzbekistan includes: - the republic of Karakalpakstan; - 12 regions, Andijan, Bukhara, Djizzak, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Namangan, Samarkand, Surhandarya, Tashkent, Ferhgana, Khorezm; - 157 districts; - 118 towns.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.
The territory of the Republic consists of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 12 regions (viloyats) and the city of Tashkent. Besides, the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the regions include many towns, districts (tumans), settlements and etc. The Republic of Karakalpakstan (the former Karakalpak Autonomous Republic) on January 9, 1992 adopted the status of the sovereign Republic of Karakalpakstan. The Republic of Karakalpakstan is located on the lower reaches of the Amudarya River, occupies the North-Western part of the Kyzylkum desert, the South-Western part of the Usturt plateau and the delta of the Amudarya River. The Southern part of the Aral Sea is on the territory of the Republic. The area of Karakalpakstan is equal to 166, 6 thousand square kilometers, which is more than 38% of the territory of Uzbekistan. However, despite such an impressive territory, Karakalpakstan is one of the most thinly populated regions. There are 1503, 0 thousand inhabitants here. That is the reason of low indices of population density. In this respect Karakapakstan gives way to all regions (except the Navoi region). If, in average, there are 54,8 people per km2 in Uzbekistan, then in Karakalpakstan this index includes 9 people which is caused by relatively unfavorable climate conditions. The main part of the population inhabits the coastal lines of the Amudarya river, and there are less populated settlements in the desert areas. Karakalpakstan borders on Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, the Bukhara, Khorezm and Navoi regions. The capital of Karakalpakstan is Nukus. The number of its population is 206,7 thousand people. The Republic of Karakalpakstan includes 15 rural districts (the Amudarya, Beruni, Bozatauz, Kanlikul, Karauzyak, Kegeyli, Kungrad, Muynak, Nukus, Tahtakupir, Turtkul, Khojeyli, Chimbai, Shumanay, Ellikala districts) and 12 towns (Nukus, Beruni, Buston, Kungrad, Manghit, Muynak, Takhiatash, Turtkul, Chimbai, Khalkabad, Khojeyli, Shumanay). Andijon region. The Andijon region was founded on March 6, 1941. It is located in the Western part of the Fergana Valley. In the North-East and the South the region borders on Kyrghyzstan, in the West-on the Fergana region, in the North-West-on the Namangan region. In the area dimensions, the Andijan region takes the last, the 13 th place, giving way to Karakalpakstan and all other regions of Uzbekistan. Its area is equal to 4,2 thousand km2 , which includes less than 1 % of the area of the country. In the number of population the Andijan region takes the 4 th place. It includes 2192,3 thousand people. Thus, in the density of population it is the leader among the regions of Uzbekistan. In average, there are 522 people per km2 . It means that in density of population it outnumbers the average republican index (545.8) almost ten times. 1|3 of the population in the region live in town settlements. The central city of the region is Andijan. It is one of the oldest cities of the Republic with the population of 334.3 thousand people. The Andijan region consists of 14 rural districts (the Andijan, Asaka, Balikchi, Bulakbash, Buz, Jalalkuduk, Izbaskan, Ulugnar, Marhamat, Oltinkul, Paktaabad, Khojaabad, Shakhrihan, Kurgantepa districts) and 11 towns (Andijan, Asaka, Khanabad, Shakhrihan, Karasu, Akhunbabaev, Paytug, Marhamat, Paktaabad, Khojaabad, Kurgantepa). Bukhara region. The Bukhara region is one of the first regions formed on the territory of Uzbekistan. It was founded on April 15 1938. The region is situated in the South of Uzbekistan and occupies the biggest sandy part of the Kyzylkum desert. It borders on Karakalpakstan, the Khorezm, Navoi, Kashkadarya regions and in the south-on Turkmenistan. Primarily, the area of the region was big-144.3 thousand km2 . When the Navoi region was established, a considerable part of lands was departed to the Bukhara region. At present, the area of the Bukhara region is equal to 40.3 thousand km2 . According to this index it takes the third place, giving way to Karakalpakstan and the Navoi region. The population is 1423.8 thousand people-that takes the ninth place. One third of the population live in towns. The density of population is 35.3 people per km2 . The Bukhara region consists of 11 rural districts (the Bukhara, Vabkent, Londor, Kagan, Alat, Peshkun, Romitan, Shafirkan, Karaulbazar, Karakul, Gijiduvan disticts) and 11 towns (Bukhara, Kagan, Gijiduvan, Gallaasiya, Vabkent, Alat, Gazli, Romitan, Shafirkan, Karakul, Karaulbazar). The administrative center of the region is the city of Bukhara and its population equals 239,1 thousand people. Jizak region. The Jizak region is relatively a young region. It was founded on December 29, 1973 to improve and increase development of industry and agriculture, to efficiently use the existing reserves of the land that formerly used to be the desert and to improve the life of the people. The region includes 9 districts taken from the Syrdarya region and 2 districts of the Samarkand region. The origin of the region was conditioned by the development of cotton-growing and other fields of national economy on the former desert lands, by rich reserves and resources of this area that were required for further increase of the economy. In the aim of hastening social-economic developing of southern parts of Khavast and Boyaut districts of the Syrdarya region, which adjacent to the Jizak region, to promote efficacy of guidance, to improve transport and other services for population, to make good conditions for everyday needs of citizens. After looked through an appropriate proposal of the Cabinet of Ministry Oliy Majlis of the Respublic of Uzbekistan accepted the Decree «About making an administrative-territorial district Yangiabad in the Jizak region». April 15, 1999. The area of a new Yangiaabad district with a part of Khavast and Bayaut districts of Syrdarya region is 717.4 sq/km. The Jizak region borders on Kazakhstan in the North, on Tajikistan in the South, on the Samarkand region in the West and on the Syrdarya region in the East. The area of the region is equal to 21`.2 thousand km2 (about 4.5% of the total area of Uzbekistan), its population-980.2 thousand people. The population density is 46.2 people per km2 . 32% of the populations reside in towns and 68% are rural people. The central city of the region is Jizak. Its population is 128.9 people. There are 12 rural districts (the Amasay, Bahmal, Dustlik, Jizak, Zabdar, Zafrabad, Zaamin, Mirzachul, Pahtakor, Farish, Gallaaral, Yangiaabad districts) and 7 towns (Jizak, Dustlik, Dashtaabad, Gagarin, Pahtakor, Marjanbulak, Gallaaral). Among 7 towns of the region Jizak is the oldest «veteran» city. The other towns are young, appeared on the map of the region during the last 25 years. Kashkadarya region. The Kashkadarya region is located in the Southern part of Uzbekistan, in the valley of the Kashkadarya river and in the Western outskirts of the Pamiro-Alay mountains. The region was founded on January 20, 1943. In January 1960 it was abolished and merged with the Surkhandarya region. On February 7, 1964 it was formed anew. The Kashkadarya region occupies the area of 28,6 thousand km2 . The region borders on Tajikistan in the East, on the Surkandarya region in the East and the South-East, on Turkmenistan in the South and the East and the South-West, on the Bukhara region in the West and the North-West, on the Samarkand region in the North. The Kashkadarya region includes 14 rural districts (Baharistan, Dehkanabad, Kasbiy, Kitab, Kasansay, Muborak, Nishan, Usman Yusupov, Chirakchi, Shakhrisabz, Yakkabag, Kamashi, Karshi and Guzar districts) and 12 towns (Karshi, Shakhrisabz, Kitab, Kasan, Muborak, Tallimarjan, Yangi-Nishan, Chirakchi, Yakkabag, Kamashi, Beshkent, Guzar). The population of the region consists of 2166, 8 thousand people, 25,6% of which are townspeople. There are 75, 9 people per km2 . The administrative center of the region is the city of Karshi, which population is equal to 201,8 thousand people. Navoi region. The Navoi region is the youngest region of Uzbekistan. It was founded on April 20, 1982 in order to improve development of the production and use of natural, industrial and agricultural resources more efficiently, to solve the problems in the spheres of education, healthcare, culture and to satisfy other needs of the population. A number of districts and cities of the Bukhara and Samarkand regions were included into this region. By the Decree issued on September 6, 1988 the Navoi region was abolished and by the Decree issued on January 28, 1992 it was established anew. The region located in the center of Uzbekistan and occupies the biggest part of the Kyzylkum desert. It borders on Karakalpakstan in the West, on Kazakhstan in the North, on the Jizak region in the East, on the Samarkand region in the South and East, on the Kashkadarya and Bukhara regions in the South. The Navoi region is the biggest in the country and takes the 1 st place, among the other regions (gives way only to Karakalpakstan). Its area is 11,0 thousand km2 . But it takes just the 11 th place in the population density (783,3 thousand people, 40% of which live in town settlements). The density of population is very low-7,1 people per km2 . It is the lowest index among the other regions of Uzbekistan. The Navoi region includes 8 rural districts (the Kanimeh, Navbahor, Navoi, Nurata, Tamdi, Uchkuduk, Hatirchi, Kyzyltepa districts) and 6 towns (Navoi, Zarafshan, Uchkuduk, Nurata, Kyzyltepa and Yanghirabad). Navoi is the administrative center and it appeared on the map of the country in 1958. The population is 140,9 thousand people. Namangan region. The Namangan region is included into the there regions of the Fergana Valley. The region is not big-7,4 thousand km2 , but the nature of this small region is rather attractive the Chatkal and Kurama mountains, sands of the Central part of Fergana, the Syrdarya, Karadary, Narin rivers, streams full-flowing in spring and autumn and getting dry in summer. The Namangan region borders on Kyrgyzstan in the North, on the Tashkent region in the North and West, on Tajikistan in the West, on the Fergana region in the South and on the Andijan region in the South and East. The Namangan region was founded on March 6, 1941. On January 25 1960 it was abolished and its area was split between the Andijan and Fergana regions. On December 18, 1967 the Namangan region was formed anew. The population of the region is equal 1930,2 thousand people 37% of which live in towns and 63%-in rural places. The population density is 260,8 people per km2 . Namangan is the central city of the region and its population equals to 386 thousand people. The region includes (Kasansay, Mingbulok, Namangan, Narin, Pap, Turakurgan, Chartak, Chust, Yangikurgan) and 8 towns (Namangan, Kasansay, Pap, Uchkurgan, Chartak, Chust, Khakkulabad and Turakurgan). Samarkand region. The Samarkand region is situated in the central part of the country, in the basin of the middle stream of the Zarafshan River. The region was founded on January 15, 1938. The area of the Samarkand region is 16,8 thousand km2 . The region borders on the Navoi region in the North and North-West, on the Jizak region in the North and North-East, on the Kashkadarya region in the South, and with the Republic of Tajikistan in the South-East. The central part of the region is a blooming oasis, which stretches in a narrow line from the East to the West between the spurs of the Zarafshan and Turkestan mountain chains. The main area of irrigation lands is located here. The Samarkand region takes the first place among the regions of the republic, in quantity of population (gives way only to the Fergana region)-there are 2670,3 thousand people. Approximately one third of them live in towns. There are 160 people per each km2 . The region takes the first place in the number of rural districts. There are 16 of them (the Bulungur, Gazalkent, Jambay, Ishtihan, Kattakurgan, Narpay, Nurabad, Akdarya, Payarik, Pastdargom, Pahtachi, Samarkand, Taylak, Urgut, Chelak and Kushrabad districts) and 11 towns (Samarkand, Kattakurgan, Aktash, Urgut, Bulungur, Jambay, Juma, Ishtihan, Nurabad, Payarik, Chelak). Samarkand is the biggest and central city of the region with the population of 361,1 thousand people. From 1924 to 1930 Samarkand was the capital of Uzbekistan. Surkhandarya region. The Surkhandarya region is the southern part of our country. It borders on Tajikistan in the East, on Turkmenistan and the Kashkadarya region in the West and the North-West, on the Afghanistan in the South, along the shore-line of the Amudarya River. The Surkhandarya region was founded on March 6, 1941. The population is equal to 1736,7 thousand of which live in town settlements, the others-in rural places. The area of the region is 20,1 thousand km2 . There are 86,6 people per each km2 . The Surkhandarya region consists of 14 rural districts (the Angor, Bandihan, Baysun, Denau, Zarkurgan, Murzabad, Altinsay, Sariasiya, Termez, Uzun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kizirik and Kunkurgan districts) and 8 towns (Termez, Denau, Baysun, Jarkurgan, Shargun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kunkurgan). Termez is the adminsistrative city of the region with the population of 113,5 thousand people. Syrdarya region. The Syrdarya region is relatively one of the youngest regions of Uzbekistan. It appeared on the map 37 years ago-on February 16, 1963 to open up arid lands of the Hunger Steppe, to further improve economy and culture of this area. The region is located on the left bank of the Syrdarya River as it flows out from the Fergana valley. The Syrdarya region borders on Kazakhstan in the North, on the Tashkent region in the East, on Tajikistan in the South and on the Jizak region in the West. The area of the region is 4,3 thousand km2 . It takes next to the last place, leaves behind only the Andijan region. The population is also the smallest one-only 642,2 thousand people. From the total number of population more than 30% live in town settlements, the others reside in rural places. There are 150,2 people per each km2 . The Syrdarya region consists of 9 rural districts (the Bayaut, Gulistan, Mehnatabad, Mirzaabad, Akaltin, Sayhunabad, Syrdarya, Khavast, Sharaf Rashidov districts) and 5 towns (Gulistan, Baht, Syrdarya, Shirin, Yangiyer). Gulistan is the central city of the region. Its population is equal to 55,3 thousand people. Tashkent region. The Tashkent region is the capital region of Uzbekistan. It was founded on January 15, 1938. It occupies 15, 6 thousand km2 which makes up more than 3,5% of the total area of Uzbekistan. The region is located in the Northern, on Kyrgyzstan and the Namangan region in the North and East, on Tajikistan in the South and on the Syrdarya region in the West. As it was mentioned before, the area of the Tashkent region occupies the small part of Uzbekistan, but it takes a leading part in the population number. The population of the region (including the city of Tashkent) is 4492, 5 thousand people-about one fifth part of the inhabitants of Uzbekistan. The Tashkent region is one of the most densely populated regions of the Republic, giving way only to the Andijan and Fergana regions. In average 290, 1 people are per each km2 together with Tashkent city. The Tashkent region gives way only to the Samarkand region in the number of rural districts and takes a leading place in Uzbekistan in the number of towns. There are 15 rural districts in the region (the Bekabad, Buka, Bustanlik, Zangiata, Angren, Ahangaran, Parkent, Pskent, Tashkent, Chinaz, Yukori-Chirchik, Yangiyul, Urta-Chirchik, Kibray, Kuyi- Chirchik, districts) and 17 towns (Tashkent, Angren, Almalik, Ahangaran, Bekabad, Chirchik, Yangiabad, Yangiyul, Buka, Gazalkent, Akkurgan, Parkent, Pskent, Keles, Chinaz, Toytepa, Dustobod). Tashkent is the central city of the region and 2142,3 thousand people reside there. Fergana region. The Fergana region is included into the there regions located in the Fergana Valley-a pearl of Central Asia. The region was founded on January 15, 1938. It is in the East of Uzbekistan and occupies the Southern part of the Fergana Valley. . The Fergana region borders on Kyrghyzstan in the South, on Tajikistan in the West, on the Namangan region in the North and on the Andijan region in the East. The area of the region is not big-6,7 thousand km2 . The region takes the second place in the number of population and gives way only to the Tashkent region. There are 2664,4 thousand inhabitants. 776,1 thousand people live in town settlements and 1888,3 thousand people live in rural places. The Fergana region includes 15 rural districts (the Bagbad, Besharik, Buvaydi, Dangara, Yazyavan, Altyarik, Akhunbabaev, Rishtan, Soh, Tashlak, Uchkuprik, Fergana, Furkat, Uzbekistan, Kuva districts) and 9 towns (Fergana,Margilan, Kokand, Kuva, Kuvasay, Besharik, Khamza, Rishtan, Yaypan). Fergana is the administrative center of the region. The number of its population is 185,2 thousand people. Khorezm region. The Khorezm region was founded on January 15, 1938. It is in the North and West of Uzbekistan, and occupies some part of the Aral and Kaspiyan lowlands. The Khorezm region like Karakalpakstan is the remotest region of Uzbekistan. It borders on Karakalpakstan in the North and East, on Tukrmenistan in the South and West, on the Bukhara region in the South and East. The Khorezm region takes the 11 th place in the area dimensions-6,1 thousand square kilometrs (a bit more than 1% of the total area of Uzbekistan). The population of the region is equal to 1323,9 thousand people, 24% of which reside in towns. The population density is high-217,4 people per km2 . The Khorezm region consists of 10 rural districts (the Bagat, Gurlen, Urgench, Khiva, Khakin, Shavat, Yangiarik, Yangibazar, Kushkupyr, Khazarasp districts) and 3 towns (Urgench, Pitnyak, , Khiva). Urgench is the central city of the region. Its population is equal to 139 thousand people. Uzbekistan takes the third place in the area dimensions among the countries of Central Asia and Kazakhstan after Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, but it is the leader and takes the first place in the number of population in this area. At the beginning of 2000 the population of Uzbekistan is equal to 24,5 million people. If the total population of Central Asia is 100%, then Uzbekistan makes up more than 42% of it. The population in Uzbekistan is distributed unevenly. In average the population density of the Republic takes a lead over a number of the CIS countries and passes ahead the other countries of Central Asia. Due to speedy growth of the population, its density per each square kilometer of its territory grows annually. Thus in comparison with 1959, the density of population raised more than 3 times and currently it equals 54,8 people per km2 . Uzbekistan is a multinational republic. At present, representatives of over 100 nationalities live here. Uzbeks make up the main bulk of the population whose share against the total population is systematically growing up. Share of the European population against the total population, is somewhat declining because of a great difference in the birth-rate of the native and European population. Besides, as a result of the collapse of the USSR, a lot of Russian speaking population migrated mainly to Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus from the former union republics, including Uzbekistan. Among the emigrants, besides the Russians, there are the Ukrainians Belarusian, Jews, the Crimean Tatars, the Germans, and others. It is necessary to emphasize that because of the stable social and political environment observed in the Republic, some part of emigrants who had left Uzbekistan earlier are returning back to Uzbekistan. The Independent Republic of Uzbekistan pays much attention to the population problems, particularly to motherhood and childcare protection, to moral and spiritual upbringing of the growing generation. The evidence of it is establishment of the official order «Soglom avlod uchun» («For healthy generation») and the creation of the International Nongovernmental Charity Fund with the same title «Soglom avlod uchun». Uzbekistan has the biggest economic potential among the other Central Asian republics and Kazakhstan. It is distinguished in many indicators, both in industrial and agricultural development. Various branches of industry have been established and are successfully developing in the economy of the Republic belongs to agricultural branches, first of all, to a cotton-growing branch. Nature and climate and traditional skills of the population also promote the development of such branches as silk worm breeding, live-stock farming, grape, fruit and melon production. 1998-1999 were the years of stable economic progress for our country. Economic increase was observed in all spheres of national economy.